April 25, 2013

Most natural leaders don’t aspire to be great leaders; they aspire to be great persons. Personal qualifications lead to leadership qualifications. When leaders lead their own lives
well, others naturally want to follow.

Consider Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India. It’s doubtful she ever said, “I am going to set out to be a great leader!” Yet that is what she became by determining to be the person God created her to be.

If we want our leadership to last, we must pay attention to four crucial elements:

• Character enables us to do what is right even when it seems difficult.
• Perspective enables us to understand what must happen to reach a goal.
• Courage enables us to initiate and take risks to step out toward a worthy goal.
• Favor enables us to attract and empower others to join us in the cause.

– The Maxwell Leadership Bible